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Chilled Avocado Soup with Poached Shrimp
Prep Time: 20 minutes Chill Time: 2 hours. Chilled Avocado Soup with Poached Shrimp 6 ea. Hass avocado's (peeled and pitted) 15½ oz. can of chicken broth juice of ½ lemon 12 oz. sour cream ½ bu. Cilantro (rough chop) to taste salt, pepper, Tabasco & ...
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Like many people, I love the idea of making a large assortment of Christmas cookies during the holidays, but I find it difficult to find the time to get it done. As a working mother, cookbook author and webmaster of Christmas-Cookies.com ( ...
Lagniappe Recipe: Crab & Corn Bisque
This is most likely the best gourmet Crab & Corn Bisque you will ever serve. It's rich, it's delicious and it's unbelievably easy to prepare. Ingredients: 1 pt. lump crabmeat 1/2 c. (1 stick) butter (do not substitute margarine) 1-1/2 c. finely ...
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Fortunately packaging now gives more advice on calories and servings. The major fault is that we ignore serving sizes; many people are quite happy to eat double size servings and then wonder why the pounds keep going on and the inward curves turn outward.
The new US label regulations force manufacturers to be more open with Nutrition facts and here are few tips concerning what you should check on the label.
Check serving size and use it. This figure is nutritional fact.
Check calories. A healthy adult requires at least 2,000 each day in total. Try to keep it below 2,750. The average American adult currently eats around 3,500 calories each day.
Avoid sugars. Sugar is calorie high and each one of us should check whether we need the amount of sugar that we use. I avoid sugar in beverages so that I can eat sweet things from time to time.
Know your fats. Foods that are low in saturated fats, trans-fats and cholesterol are good foods and will help reduce the risk of heart disease. (5% DV or less is low, 20%DV or more is high). Most of the fats you eat should be polyunsaturated or monounsaturated fats. Keep total fat intake between 20% and 35% of total calories.
Reduce salt intake. Research indicates that our total sodium (salt) intake should never exceed 2,300 milligrams (about 1 teaspoon) each day to reduce the risk of high blood pressure. You should also know that the majority of salt is taken in from processed foods rather than from the saltshaker. - Watch those processed foods. Also look for foods that are high in potassium because they counteract the effects of salt on blood pressure.
Finally we come to exercise. The whole world seems to have forgotten how important it is to exercise and exercise burns calories which reduces weight. We should slowly work our way up to one hour of exercise each day. This can be done in 12 five-minute periods or 6 ten-minute periods until you are able to exercise for longer periods.
If you are looking to lose weight you will find more articles in our News Blogs articles section.
This article is copyright (c) David McCarthy and may be reproduced in its entirety with no additions.
About the author:
David McCarthy is webmaster of http://www.recipesmania.com a website dedicated to freely sharing knowledge of recipes, food, health and nutrition. The site contains recipes from simple to sophisticated and includes a special section for weight-watchers.
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